Does the First Amendment Mean What It Says?

By: halsted (Diary)  |  April 20th at 09:11 PM  | 

The first amendment to the United States Constitution reads as follows: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. I was considering the arguments about separation of church | Read More »

Using Health Care to Control Everything

By: halsted (Diary)  |  October 23rd at 06:18 PM  | 

The administration continues to talk about the health care “crisis” and is prepared to spend over one trillion dollars to insure about 16 million people (of their estimated 40 million without insurance). That works out to about $62,500 per person. Why not just buy them a policy at a few thousand a year and save a bunch of money? Because that is not what this | Read More »